Ciena Corp.

Sun file photo by Jed Kirschbaum

While some U.S. technology companies have begun hiring again, others have been laying off employees. Ciena Corp., the Linthicum-based maker of fiber-optic equipment, said last month that it was cutting 425 jobs at an engineering facility in San Jose, Calif.

While some U.S. technology companies have begun hiring again, others have been laying off employees. Ciena Corp., the Linthicum-based maker of fiber-optic equipment, said last month that it was cutting 425 jobs at an engineering facility in San Jose, Calif. (Sun file photo by Jed Kirschbaum)

While some U.S. technology companies have begun hiring again, others have been laying off employees. Ciena Corp., the Linthicum-based maker of fiber-optic equipment, said last month that it was cutting 425 jobs at an engineering facility in San Jose, Calif.